{"product_id":"9781138128309","title":"English Accents and Dialects An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles, Fifth Edition","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEnglish Language Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEnglish Accents and Dialects\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles, Fifth Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eArthur Hughes | Peter Trudgill | Dominic Watt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Sociolinguistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnglish Accents and Dialects\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential guide to contemporary social and regional varieties of English spoken in the British Isles today. Together with invaluable overviews of numerous regional accents and dialects, this fifth edition provides a detailed description of key features of Received Pronounciation (RP) as well as several major non-standard varieties of English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003emain regional differences are followed by a survey of speech in over 20 areas of the UK and Ireland, audio samples of which are available to download at www.routledge.com\/cw\/hughes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erecent findings on London English, Aberdeen English and Liverpool English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econtains new entries on Hull, Manchester, Carlisle, Middlesbrough, Southampton, London West Indian, Lancashire and the Shetlands\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eadditional exercises with answers online accompany the new varieties \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eclear maps throughout for locating particular accents and dialects. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis combination of reference manual and practical guide makes this fifth edition of \u003cem\u003eEnglish Accents and Dialects\u003c\/em\u003e a highly useful resource providing a comprehensive and contemporary coverage of speech in the UK and Ireland today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDOMINIC WATT is Senior Lecturer in Forensic Speech Science at the University of York, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eARTHUR HUGHES taught Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading for 25 years, setting up and directing the Testing and Evaluation Unit. On sabbatical from Reading, he directed English language testing projects at Bosphorus University, Istanbul (1982-84) and in the Ministry of Secondary Education, Morocco (1992-93). He was joint founder-editor of the international journal \u003cem\u003eLanguage Testing\u003c\/em\u003e, has published widely in the field of testing and has carried out consultancies in the UK and in several countries overseas. His book, \u003cem\u003eTesting for Language Teachers\u003c\/em\u003e, now in its second edition, was first published in 1989 and continues to be a bestseller. Though now retired, Arthur continues to write and act as a consultant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePETER TRUDGILL is Adjunct Prof. of Socio-Linguistics at Agder University, Norway, Adjunct Professor, RCLT, La Trobe University, Australia, Professor Emeritus of English Linguistics, Fribourg University, Switzerland, Honorary Professor of Sociolinguistics, UEA, Norwich, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 September 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781138128309\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63546857488524,"sku":"9781138128309","price":252.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781138128309","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}